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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? less than 100 Hz drift ?
Tuning steps Continuous 1 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 2-32 MHz 0.01-30 MHz in 500 kHz bands 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 29 valves Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? 21.4 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146(148) MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 25 W, Low: 1 W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance ? ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains (115/230 V AC) 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 200 mA
TX - - 4.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 195x and 196x in USA Between 1972 and 1973 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 440 × 160 × 360 mm
(17.32 × 6.30 × 14.17 in)
130 × 35 × 125 mm
(5.12 × 1.38 × 4.92 in)
Weight ? ? 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Solid state ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RCA-SRR-000013A GALAXY-R-001530 DRAGON-SY-000540